Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Unusually, my question is not exclusively for the Government. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle might help with the answer. The Government has the largest bloc of Deputies in the House. I am wondering if it has given any consideration to the judgment of the Supreme Court yesterday in the Kerins case, its implications for the operation of this House and how we are going to deal with it. I do not want to have the debate now because we should have proper reflection and obtain legal advice on it. Is the matter going to be the subject of a submission from Government? Will it be dealt with by the reform committee of the House or how will it be addressed in order that we might ensure that the committee system, which is such an integral and important part of the functioning of this House, will continue to operate?

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